German Fiscal Policy Watch

Germany's pending court ruling on business inheritance tax exemptions is heightening uncertainty for the Mittelstand, which drives over half of...

Modest Q1 growth of 0.3% and a stabilising Ifo index mask deeper weakness, with GDP just 0.8% above end-2019 levels.

• Fiscal dependence: Hopes rest...

Distortionary taxes versus debt issuance produce different macroeconomic and welfare outcomes for crisis relief programs during energy price shocks.

Germany's reluctance to embrace joint borrowing sets it apart as EU states divide over whether defence and other strategic needs qualify as European...

Tax Policy Debates

• 🔥 Crypto Tax Exemption Stays: Germany's Finance Committee rejected the Greens' proposal to abolish the one-year capital...

• Both outlets confirm 0.3% quarterly GDP growth driven by exports rising 3.3% while imports grew just 0.1%
• Reuters stresses government spending up...

Business leaders voice sharp frustration with Merz's first year, citing stalled reforms and an "existential threat" to German industry. Yet February...

Academic analysis weighs German-French constitutional tensions on EU debt and taxation, while IMF offers concrete joint borrowing targets.

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Tax revenue forecasts were cut sharply, creating a €5 billion shortfall this year and forcing €1 billion in extra savings.

• Fiscal balance swung from...

This Wikipedia overview provides essential terminology and structures for studying Germany's fiscal framework.

• Core definition: Taxes (Steuer) are...

Germany's Finance Committee rejected the Greens' proposal to end the one-year capital gains exemption for crypto assets.

• Current rules stay:...

• After LBT rate increases, subsidiaries of aggressive MNCs reduce reported profits and tax liability in affected German municipalities.
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